The Invincible Arthur Gardner novel Chapter 84

Cosmo, a thirty-something man, stepped out of his vibrant red sports car. He had a t-shirt on, a pair of training pants, and a pair of glasses perched atop his face. His gaze shifted to a nearby luxury vehicle, and he uttered a soft whistle of appreciation as he walked closer.

"Phew… Is this a Roll-Royce Silver Shadow II?"

Being a car enthusiast, he quickly recognized the car. He took a few steps closer, examining it with admiration, and said with awe, "This is a car that only ten units exist in the world."

Someone opened the car window, and Cosmo recognized Benno right away.

"Huh?! Benno? Is that really you?!" he exclaimed in disbelief, as he hadn't expected to see Benno in that place.

"Yes," Benno replied, his voice urgent. "Please get away from here immediately. You're acting very strangely just standing here watching this car like this." With that, he closed the window again.

Cosmo looked surprised and said, "If he really is Benno, then I'm not surprised this car belongs to him. But..." He paused, appearing perplexed.

"Why's Benno sitting in the driver's seat?" He pondered for a moment before concluding, "Maybe because he's a professional racer, he doesn't want anyone else driving for him."

Cosmo was the owner of the building and shooting range, which he usually visited on weekends to relax and warm up with the sport.

However, something was off today; the building was unusually quiet. Puzzled, he asked himself, "What happened? And why is Benno here? Has he retired from auto racing and come to rival me in shooting?"

Cosmo, a professional shooting athlete who has won various national championships and participated in international competitions on multiple occasions, has built this place out of his love for the sport.

He then entered the control room, which was equipped with multiple large screens displaying the statuses of various practice rooms. Upon seeing Cosmo, the employees in the room greeted him.

"Good morning, boss!"

Cosmo stepped up and sat on a chair. He was watching the screen where a man and a woman were practicing with the two of them alone.

"What is this?" he asked, pointing at the screen. "Why is this place so quiet, and why are there just the two of them?"

An employee then replied, "Ah... that man rented this place entirely for today, boss."

Cosmo was shocked to hear those words. He gulped and asked incredulously, "Are you guys kidding me?"

Cosmo was shocked to realize how expensive it was for one person to rent the place and for the whole day at that.

“Did I hear that right? Is that person really renting it?” he asked in disbelief, leaning closer to the screen.

“Try zooming in on the image,” he said.

The screen zoomed in, showing Arthur and Alicia's faces crystal clear. Cosmo immediately gulped, his eyes widening.

“Oh! Could this be the rich man who arrived earlier in the luxury car?!” he thought to himself.

Cosmo studied Arthur's face, trying to recognize him but couldn't recall anything.

“Wait a second... Wasn't the luxury car earlier owned by Benno? Is this man a friend of Benno's? Or could he be his personal driver? Why is Benno in the driver's seat?” he thought to himself.

Then, Cosmo's gaze fell upon Alicia's face on the screen. He was mesmerized by her beauty, even though she looked very young, likely no older than twenty.

“Wow, she looks so beautiful. I think she must have some Asian ancestry,” he thought.

Cosmo glanced at Alicia's face again from the screen and smiled to himself as he noticed she was playfully jesting with Arthur, not taking her shooting practice seriously.

“What are they actually doing?” he asked, turning to his men.

His four subordinates all looked perplexed, one of them finally uttering, "Hmm..." After a pause, another offered an explanation. "Ah boss, that guy said he doesn't need a trainer, he's just renting the space."

“What?!” Cosmo exclaimed in shock, his eyes widening. “Are you serious? Why rent this place if they need no trainer for them? Do you think they are professional athletes that don't need it?”

He regarded Arthur's behavior for a moment and then tried to deduce a logical reason why he hadn't asked for a trainer's company.

"Is it possible.....," he began slowly, “that he purposely rented this place to be alone with that young girl? I've never seen them around here before. And they obviously aren't athletes, which makes me suspicious. He rented the place on his own, and didn't expect anyone else to show up. What other reason could there be, if it's not because he wanted to keep his affair hidden?”

Cosmo then turned to his men for approval. "Don't you agree? Isn't that right?"

His subordinates were stunned by his statement but remained silent.

"Ah, you guys are not too bright, don't you understand?"